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Accessory
A person who assists in the commission of a crime, either before or after the fact.
Subpoena
An official order to appear in court (or at a deposition) at a specific time. Failure to obey a subpoena to appear in court is punishable as a contempt of court.
Circumstantial evidence
All evidence of an indirect nature. Testimony not based on actual personal knowledge or observation of the facts in controversy.
Tort
An injury or wrong committed, either with or without force, to the person or property of another, for which civil liability may be imposed.
Miranda rule
The rule, pronounced in Miranda v. Arizona, that confessions are inadmissible in a criminal prosecution if the police do not advise the suspect in custody of certain rights before questioning.
Battery
Actual physical violence, whether serious or minor, inflicted on a person. (A mere threat is called assault, whereas the completed act is called battery)
Levy
A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.
Search warrant
An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff, constable, or other officer to search a specified location.
Assault
A willful attempt to illegally inflict injury on or threaten a person.
Embezzlement
The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit of property or money entrusted to him by another.
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